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  • Start date Start date 2003-07-13 6:07 pm
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Matttcattt

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Joined 2003 matttcattt.co.uk what does PA stand for? i thought it mean public annoucment, but im not sure. also, does anyone know a website which audio related abbreviations? mrfeedback

mrfeedback

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Joined 2002 users.bigpond.com/mrfeedback/ Usually means Public Address system. This can be a distributed supermarket or railway station announcement system, or a high power sound reinforcement system to amplify a music band. Eric. peranders

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Joined 2002 sjostromaudio.com Paid Member http://www.acronymfinder.com/ VEC7OR

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Joined 2003 VEC7OR.com Professional Audio Dunno, I know it this way, usually means Sound reinforcement or Professional Audio EC8010

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Joined 2003 PA = Public Address, or Pretty Awful (particularly railway stations) VU = Volume Unit, or Virtually Useless PPM = Peak Programme Meter, or Practically Perfect Meter D

DSummer

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EC8010 said: PA = Public Address, or Pretty Awful (particularly railway stations) VU = Volume Unit, or Virtually Useless PPM = Peak Programme Meter, or Practically Perfect Meter Click to expand...
Haha... Perfect explanation! A

amoeba86

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Joined 2003 it also means Power Amplifier i believe. Andy G

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Joined 2002 members.optusnet.com.au/~gradds55/index.html Yep, its one of those "confused" terms... PA can mean, Public Address, which implies generally low quality "piped" sound as in railway stations, hotels etc. Here you have many speakers and require a special "Public Address" amplifier. The speakers each have a transformer attached to them, and are actually fed a 110v "line" signal from the amplifier. The level of each speaker can be adjusted by using different taps on the transformers. The amps are quite useful , because a good one will have "zones" on it which can be switched on or off etc or Professional Audio, as in live bands etc with mixing desks, big amps , microphones etc OMNIFEX

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mrfeedback said: Usually means Public Address system. This can be a distributed supermarket or railway station announcement system, or a high power sound reinforcement system to amplify a music band. Eric. Click to expand...
That is the correct answer. P

phase_accurate

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Joined 2002 I fully agree with omnifex and Mr. Feedback. But be aware there is a non-audio part of electronics where the use of P.A. for power amplifier is legitimate: RF Regards Charles U

uli

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Joined 2002 nonaudio wrong forum :devilr: :devilr: :devilr: :devilr: Uli :nod: :nod: :nod: P

phase_accurate

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Joined 2002 mea culpa 😱 Charles Matttcattt

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Joined 2003 matttcattt.co.uk i asked because the loudspeakers from maplin, for example this one: http://www.maplin.co.uk/Products/Mo...ID=030718195037362&moduleno=20904&modulelist= are called PA speaker, and i wondered what this means. A

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Joined 2003 Public Atterney Public Assistant Public Accountant Pain (in) A$$ :goodbad: :goodbad: :goodbad: Matttcattt

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Joined 2003 matttcattt.co.uk what does PA stand for in this situation? pinkmouse

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Matttcattt said: what does PA stand for in this situation? Click to expand...
It still stands for Public Address, but this is now a generic term for any sound system used in a non domestic situation, in general referring to amplifying music or speech to an audience. Because of this, efficiency and reliabilty are paramount, rather than sound quality, but luckily this has been improving over the past few years. J

jonclancy

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Joined 2002 Matt, it's "Public Address" in this instance. HTH Jon Matttcattt

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Joined 2003 matttcattt.co.uk ahhh. thanks for the explination. fdegrove

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Joined 2002 TAKE A PIL.... Hi, Always thought it meant " Public Anemy" Ltd.:cannotbe: Toodlepip,😉 Status Not open for further replies. Share: Facebook X Bluesky LinkedIn Reddit Pinterest Tumblr WhatsApp Email Link
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